The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-15

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Mr.. Dollingcr. resident Of Sioux
Falls, who lives on Twelfth street.
bought new cow tho other day. He
anticipated some trouble In milking
her. but was happily disappointed. A.
she stood sill. and In the words Of Mrs.
Dollinger. who peeped through crack
In the barn during the operation. only
s'wagged her tail" once or twice. The
next morning he took the cow out on
some vacant blocks near his house with
the intention Of picketing her out with
long rope. one end Of which he had
tied around her horns. 80 she could get
some grass. The cow was evidently
hungry, for she grew very enthusiastic
waen they got out 70 the grass and
rushed along and stepped on Mr.. Dol
fingers foot
'.You old fool. you. don't you know
nothing!" yelled Mr.. Dollinger. regard
garsiless Of grammar. Take THAR
and he kicked At the patient cow. missed
her and came down on his back. He
started to get up and the meek and in
jured COW went of at rapid rate. He
was about half up when he became
conscious that his legs were hopelessly
tangled in the picket rope and though
the COW was forty feet away and the
rope drawn tight, that she was still go
ing.
Mr.. Dollinger groaned. He wasn't
hurt yet. but he anticipated trouble.
He regretted kicking at the peaccable
cow both because she had been the
cause Of his falling down and also from
the reason that he was afraid she had
taken it in the wrong spirit
$50, bossy! SO. bossyw called Mr..
Dollinger. But the COW acted as il she
was afraid to $50"
BY this time she was on lively trot
and Mr.. Dollingcr was being towcd
along behind.
''Hcad her of. somebody! Head
her off" howled Mr.. Dollinger. but
there didn't appear to be anybody to
head her of and she kept going.
She struck into gallop and put her
head up in the air as II she was checked
up. and went straight away from the
barn and OF across the street and over
towards the railroad track.
There never was COW that ran so
easily before. And it didn't seem as
II there ever was man who dragged
quite so readily.
About this time hungry-looking
dog appeared on the scene. The dog
was hunting for another dog 70 fight.
but he thought the cow would do al
most as well. You ought 10 have seen
the way that dog went for that cow.
But he couldn't quite catch her. She
hadn't been running before. but now
she struck out TO show them what she
could do when she tried.
She kicked sideways ut the dog and
tried to run horn through him. And
every time she tried il she jerked Mr.
Dollinger up into the air about foul
feet,
And she beloved out Of the corner
Of her mouth and the dog barked and
every time Mr.. Dollinger could get
enough breath saved up ahead nc
yelled. And from the way she ran
and jerkcd her head around you never
would for a moment have supposed
that she knew Mr.. Dollinger was any
where around.
And 80 they tore along across those
vacant lots and Mr.. Dollinger tearing
up the surface Of the earth and yelling
for help and no help in sight At last
they got to the railroad track and the
COW stumbled - she went across the
rails and rolfsl over in the ditch be-
yond and lis Mr Dollingcr in tie
other ditch. and the dog couldn't get
any more satisfaction out Of her 80 he
came back and got hold Of the half q
Mr.. Dollinger's coat-tail that wasn't
already torn OF and stood and pulled
back as II he was trying to draw cat
out from under barn. And while
Mr.. Dollinger was trying to get up =
train came along and cut of the rope
and the passengers looked out at him
and few Of them said the poor mar
had been hurt, but most Of them offered
to bet any amount that lac was tramp
and was too drunk to stand. 49, Dakof0
Bell.